✔ 最佳答案
1. Based on the hierarchy of the position.
2. All ranks within the Directorate Pay Scale (D1-D8) in Hong Kong will be equivalent to Leadership Level 4 (Sub-Provincial (Ministerial)) with different pay grades (9-10).
It is based on chief executives of Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong/Macau) are under Leadership Level 3 (Provincial-Ministerial):
http://www.dangjian.cn/syjj/mtjj/201202/t20120223_518141_4.shtml
Therefore, the subordinates of CEs will be 1 level down accordingly.
Some interesting points:
1. Although SAR CEs are equivalent to Leadership Level 3, the Central Government typically treats CE as Leadership Level 2 (Sub-national leader). For example, the first CE, Tung Chee-hua, was appointed as Vice Chair of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference after resigning as CE.
2. All Central Government officials stationed in Hong Kong/Macau enjoys a higher rank and treatment than their colleagues. For example, Ambassador Song Zhe, MFA Commissioner in Hong Kong, is treated as Vice Foreign Minister (he was the former ambassador to the EU).
2015-06-11 21:18:22 補充：
The flaws of your assumption are:
1. CE is not a civil servant. So the Directorate Pay Scale does not apply to CE.
2. Many top tier positions/organization structures in HKSAR Government are duplicate and/or redunant (based on duties). This is uncommon worldwide.
2015-06-11 21:28:43 補充：
For example, in general, department heads are supposed to be ex officio secretaries with a Bureau. It is not the case in Hong Kong.
If you do a position-by-position comparison with the Central Government structure, you will be able to find out the hierarchy will shrink.
2015-06-11 21:29:42 補充：
Also, you will able to understand why virtually all ranks within the Directorate Pay Scale (D1-D8) in Hong Kong will be equivalent to Leadership Level 4.
